emilmuzz
@emilmuzz@lemmy.world
Middle-aged white guy in the Midwest USA. Sci-Fi, cyberpunk, and space enthusiast. Keyboard driver, mouse clicker, cat dad.
- Comment on My bioluminescent petunia 2 months ago:
Don’t get me wrong, I still feel dirty for defending the US patent system. lol
- Comment on My bioluminescent petunia 2 months ago:
‘Personal use’ covers propagation and breeding by an individual, for non-commercial purposes. Nobody’s saying -you- can’t try to propigate or breed them, but you could be libel if you try to make money off the endevor.
In this case I would say the patent system is working as intended, in that it gives some protection to LightBio’s investment into creating the firefly. While I would LOVE to see an expanded variety available from other -commercial- growers (with MUCH larger operations and funding), I don’t want it to be at the expense of LightBio’s effort, or the commercial succes they’ve earned for creating it in the first place.
- Comment on My bioluminescent petunia 2 months ago:
Nice! Mine should be arriving soon and I can’t wait! Does Light Bio send out shipping notices, or did you all just have it arrive as a nice surprise?